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Shiraz Maher

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Academic historian based at King’s College London in @warstudies & @csns_uk. Contributing writer @newstatesman. Looking at Syria, Jihadis, & the Middle East.
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The worlds that Islam made

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By Shiraz Maher
| Engelsberg Ideas
Worlds of Islam: A Global History, James McDougall, Allen Lane, £40 The Renewal of Islam: Thinkers and Believers of the Modern Era, Fitzroy Morrissey, Bloomsbury, £25 We live in an era of self-appointed experts on Islam, its doctrine, history, and canons. Even a cursory glance at social media or the burgeoning podcast-sphere reveals a near endless series of discussions about Islam and Muslims, and their supposed incompatibility with the West.
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How to make peace in the Middle East

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By Shiraz Maher
| Engelsberg Ideas
Like the fruit of the medlar tree, the ceasefire between Iran and the United States threatened to turn rotten before it was ripe. Barely hours after it was announced, Israel launched a series of blistering attacks on Beirut, while both Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reported Iranian drone strikes. Each side accused the other of misrepresenting the deal, with confusion over its precise terms.
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America's paradoxical war in Iran

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By Shiraz Maher
| Engelsberg Ideas
The war in Iran has erupted in splenetic fury, producing precisely the kind of chaotic conflagration many had feared. For historians trying to assess President Trump’s prospects of success, the dashboard is blinking red, suggesting he has plunged the United States into an unwinnable war that is likely to leave Iran’s revolutionary institutions even more entrenched than before.
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